Drama

Karime Balderas- Ortega

October 24th, 2013

Core One

10 - minute play

Love Never Dies

(Two friends are at the girls house. They’re arguing over their relationship that ended two weeks ago. The boy didn’t know why he did it. He just broke up with her at the last minute.)

Katey: (screaming): You promised me! You promised me that you would never leave me!

Cody: I didn’t leave you! I meant what I said!

Katey: Look me in the eyes. Say you don’t love me and I’ll stay out of your way…

(Pause)

Cody: I can’t lie to you baby! I still love you!

Katey: (gets up and opens the door) Well I don’t! And don’t go and baby me! Get out!

Cody: (Gets up and goes over to hug her) Please don’t be like that.

Katey: (Pushes him away) No! Get Out!

(Cody leaves without another word. With tears in his eyes he starts his car and drives away.)

Katey: (Starts crying and slowly falls on the floor.)

(Two hours later the phone starts ringing)

Katey: (Wakes up in alert and reaches for her phone) Hello?

Stacey: Hey! I’ve been calling for hours Katey! What were you doing? How’d it go with Cody?

Katey: Sorry girly! I fell asleep but it didn’t go very well with Cody…

(Pause)

Stacey: What happened girl?

Katey: He said he still loved me… (pause) I can’t stand it though. I hate what he did to me…(pause) Stacey?

Stacy: (silent)

Katey: ( pause )

Stacey: (Silent)

Katey: Umm okay. Bye. (hangs up)

(An hour later Stacy appears at Katey’s door)

Katey: ( opens door) Stacey? Whats wrong?
Stacey: OMG Katey! Cody got in an accident.

Katey: What?

Stacey: (Hugs Katey) I’m sorry bby.

Katey: ( Hugs her back.) Where is he?

Stacey: I don’t know. His mom called me to tell me because she said you weren’t answering.

Katey: UGH! Let me just call her.

Stacey: Okay. I’ll be in the car.

(Stacey goes to the car while Katey calls Cody’s mom)

Katey: ( talks into the phone) Hello? Mrs.Flores?

Mrs. Flores: Katey? Is that you?

Katey: Yes ma’am.

Mrs. Flores: Thank god! I tried calling you but you wouldn’t answer! I assume Stacey already told you what happened?

Katey: Yes. May I ask where he is? I really want to see him and we can talk at the hospital.

Mrs. Flores: It’s the one near Walmart. He’s in the emergency department.

Katey: Okay Mrs. Flores. See you there. (Hangs up and goes to the car)

Stacey: Where we going?

Katey: Hospital next to Walmart.

Stacey: (thinks for a minute…) Are you sure you want to see him?

Katey: Yes! Now drive!

( 45 minutes later they arrive at the hospital)

Katey: (takes a deep breath) okay lets go (gets out of the car and runs to the entrance)

Stacey: ( gets out of her car, locks it, and catches up to Katey) Chill Katty cat!

Katey: Sorry. Ready?

Stacey: Yes.

(They both walk into the hospital and see Mrs. Flores. She goes up to Katey and hugs her first)

Mrs. Flores: Hi Katey. He’s in room 5. He’s okay. Just scared and minor cuts. You’re allowed in.

Katey: Thank you Mrs. Flores. I’ll go see him.

(Katey goes to see Cody. Not knowing that this was all just a joke. Cody is just waiting for her while Mrs. Flores and Stacey stay in the waiting area.)

Katey: (Stands outside the room) Okay. Take a deep breathe Katey. Mrs. Flores said he was fine. ( Enters the room)

Cody: Hi Katey.

Katey: Your mom said you had minor cuts?

Cody: No Katey baby. It was all just a joke. You said you didn’t love me no more so I faked an accident to see if you really cared. I told Stacey and she texted me while she was in the car. You seemed worried about me. If I recall right, when I told you I still loved you, you said you didn’t. You lied. I knew you did, and you just proved me right.

Katey: (Goes up to him and slaps him) OMG! I’m so mad at you! You scared me!

Cody: Chill Katey. I’m fine. (Hugs her tight.)

Katey: (Hugs Cody back.) I still hate you.

Cody: Yea yea. Love never dies Katey